Nana para mi Nene

Hymenolepis nana

RATIONALE There is evidence that parasitic helminths can ameliorate colitis in animal models and humans. Although infections with Hymenolepis sp. are clinically benign, the immunomodulatory interactions between host and parasite are largely unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS In this study we examined the intestinal mucosa of an adult asymptomatic patient harboring adult and larval dwarf tapeworms (Hym...

Hymenolepis Nana

Sill,?Captain Stewart begins his note on Hymenolepis nana, in the June number of the Indian Medical Gazette, with the words, " Ah far as the literature at the disposal of the present writer permits of a statement, Hymenole/iis nana has been recorded on one occasion only from India, nnmely, by Capt:iin M. Foster lleaney from the Ward a district. (6)." Number (6) in Captain Stewart's references r...

Prehistoric decline of genetic diversity in the nene.

The nene (or Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis) once occurred on most of the main Hawaiian Islands (1), but by Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778, nene were found only on the island of Hawaii (2). A decline that began in the 1800s reduced the nene population to fewer than 30 individuals by the middle of the 20th century (2). Nene currently have extremely low levels of genetic variation (3). We qu...

Eradication of Hymenolepis Nana Infection

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SPN NanA mutant and heterologous expression of NanA in Lactococcus lactis

Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN; pneumococcus) accounts for 50% of bacterial meningitis in humans. This often devastating infection car­ ries a 30% mortality rate, and up to half of survivors experience neurological sequelae reflecting a wide spectrum of brain injuries, including cortical neuronal necrosis and hippo­ campal neuronal apoptosis (Koedel et al., 2002; van de Beek et al., 2004; Weisfe...